HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN HOSTS A RECEPTION FOR THE WINNERS OF THE QUEEN'S COMMONWEALTH ESSAY COMPETITION 2024
On 21 November, Her Majesty The Queen, Vice-Patron of the Royal Commonwealth Society hosted a reception at Buckingham Palace for the winners and runners-up of The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2024. Find out more about them and read their winning pieces!
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CW CLEAN OCEANS PLASTICS CAMPAIGN
LAUNCH: 25 OCTOBER 2024
To support UN SDG 14 (Life Below Water), we are launching a plastics pick-up relay to tackle ocean plastic pollution. Starting in Samoa in October 2024, the virtual baton will be passed to every Commonwealth country for 56 weeks until the end of 2025. Join this pan-Commonwealth effort to prevent one million pieces of plastic from entering our waterways.
QCEC WINNERS WEEK
18-21 NOVEMBER 2024
One Winner and one Runner-up from the Senior and Junior categories of The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2024 will win a trip to London to take part in Winners Week - a week of educational and cultural activities. This week will culminate in a special Awards Ceremony, normally held at Buckingham Palace and kindly hosted by Her Majesty The Queen.
HIGH COMMISSIONERS' BANQUET
27 NOVEMBER 2024
The Society has been the custodian of this annual event, a highlight in the Commonwealth calendar, since it held its first ‘conversazione’ in 1874. The High Commissioners' Banquet provides an opportunity to bring together the Commonwealth’s London-based diplomatic representatives and UK and Commonwealth business and community leaders.